Welcome to Erstwire!

The boat had left from Kanto a full week prior, yet it still had yet to have reached it's destination. The ships captain glanced at his pocket watch then up at the stars. It had been a full month waiting for the right star alignment to pass into Erstwire, but it was worth it due to the pay, and the very extended vacation for himself and the crew. While he had never much been into training pokemon himself, he could see why the trainers on board would want to risk passing through a time-space wrinkle in the middle of the ocean to explore a new region and he quietly envied them.

Checking his pocket watch again he turned to 6 degrees North North East just as energy fields begin to warp around the ship. Well, if it goes wrong, at least they wont ever realize it.

Welcome!

The world of pokemon, full of amazing pokemon and adventure! But there is not just one world for trainers to adventure in. After the events of Pokemon White, a rift began to open in the ocean a weeks travel south of the Kanto region. When scientists set out to explore the rift, the last thing they'd expect to find was a new region on the other side. Now, under certain constelations, ships can travel through the rift to the new region.

All the character know about this new region is of the Town they are about to arrive in and the more important people of the town. None of the players are starting out for the first time and native from this new region. They can be from any region currently explored though, including non-canon areas shown in the movies and anime.

Mostly only pokemon found in Kanto are native to the Orange Archipelago. As well as the 3 legendary bird pokemon Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno are native to Fire-,Lighting- and Ice-Island respectively. But of course I wont let you start with them.

1. The total stats should add up to 79 (74 base and 5 from level increases) before class bonuses and such, right?
2. Since I'm trying to build a Ranger, would it be alright if I started with a single higher level pokemon (say level 15 or so), rather than two lower-level pokemon?
3. You mentioned that we would be using the 1.31 beta version; would it be possible to use the Coach Advanced Class from the 1.32 Beta Update (which came out a few weeks ago back in September), or would you prefer I use the 1.31 Coach?

These questions are simple enough, I can answer them on behalf of the DM:

1. That is accurate, although if you acquire a single advanced class (a not uncommon proposition) that number increases to 80.
2. By virtue of precedent, you may indeed start with a single level 15 pokemon.
3. I can't actually answer this question with sufficient certainty.